The Cowboys enter the offseason with big decisions to make on the futures of Dak Prescott, DeMarcus Lawrence, Byron Jones and Ezekiel Elliott. NBC 5’s Pat Doney, Cowboys Insider Jean-Jacques Taylor and the Dallas Morning News’ Jon Machota break down the top priorities as Dallas puts together a roster for the 2019 season.

Does Jerry Jones still have the fire to win like in the Cowboys’ glory days of the 1990s? NBC 5’s Pat Doney, Cowboys Insider Jean-Jacques Taylor and the Dallas Morning News’ Jon Machota explain why the Hall of Fame owner’s actions during the 2018 season suggest he is still in it to win it.

Kellen Moore is reportedly the favorite to succeed Scott Linehan as the Cowboys’ offensive coordinator. NBC 5’s Pat Doney, Cowboys Insider Jean-Jacques Taylor and the Dallas Morning News’ Jon Machota discuss what new ideas the former Boise State quarterback could bring to the Dallas offense in the 2019 season.

In this week’s Wingstop Inside High School Sports, Pat Doney recaps impressive wins by Little Elm and South Garland, tells the story of the Brian Adams basketball team spending a day giving back to its local community, and presents Mansfield Timberview’s Destiny Jackson with an MVP bobblehead.

Brett Ritchie, Blake Comeau and Radek Faksa scored their first goals of the season and the Dallas Stars defeated the Central Division-leading Winnipeg Jets 4-2 on Saturday night.

The goals by Ritchie, Comeau and Faksa gave Dallas a 3-0 lead after two periods. Tyler Seguin scored in the third period. Ben Bishop made 15 of his 27 saves in the third period as Dallas snapped a four-game losing streak.

Branden Lemieux and Kyle Connor scored 21 seconds apart in the third period, rallying the Jets within 3-2. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 36 shots for the Jets, who had won four in a row and were 18-6 in their previous 24 games.

Lemieux scored three goals in Winnipeg's last two games. Connor has three in the last three games overall, and three in three games against the Stars this season.

Ritchie's third goal of the season was his first point since Dec. 7. He has played in only 10 of Dallas' 20 games since then and was a healthy scratch in the other 10.

Comeau gave the Stars a 2-0 lead 22 seconds into the second period. He took a rebound of a shot by Esa Lindell and wristed it past Hellebuyck from the left side of the net. Comeau's fifth goal was his first point since Dec. 29, after a nine-game goal drought.

Roman Polak came out of the penalty box, and 14 seconds after the Stars' fourth successful penalty kill, he assisted on Faksa's eighth goal, a wrist shot from the left faceoff circle at 13:36 of the second. Faksa had been without a goal in eight games, dating to Dec. 31.

Winnipeg's Lemieux skated in from the right corner and shot past Bishop into the left corner of the net at 3:25 of the third. After the faceoff, the puck went to Connor low in the right circle, and he sent it into the upper right corner for the Jets.

NOTES: Connor's goal gave him 100 career points. . The Jets' penalty killers had been 12 for 12 in the previous three games. . The Stars had been 0 for 11 on the power play during their four-game losing streak and went 2 for 7 Saturday. . Dallas C Tyler Pitlick (upper-body injury) sat out. . Rookie Lemieux had his third fight of the season, this one against Stars D Connor Carrick in the first period. . Three Texas Rangers -- Delino DeShields Jr., Joey Gallo and Rougned Odor -- dropped ceremonial first pucks before the game.

UP NEXT

Jets: After the All-Star break, on Jan. 28, they'll be back on the road at Philadelphia.

Stars: Have an 11-day break before meeting Buffalo on Jan. 30 in the fifth of six straight home games.

Dallas closed to 92-83 on Devin Harris' layup with 8:28 to play, but Indiana answered with a 13-5 spurt to seal the victory.

Doncic was 3 of 14 from the field. He also had six assists and five rebounds.

Darren Collison had 16 points for Indiana, and Victor Oladipo finished with 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

TIP-INS

Mavericks: Wesley Matthews had 17 points. ... Doncic had his worst shooting performance and scoring total since Dec. 10. He was trying to become the first rookie to score 25 points in six straight games since Tim Duncan in February 1998 and the first rookie to record 25 points, five rebounds and five assists in five consecutive games since Michael Jordan did it twice in 1984-85. ... Jordan has 27 double-doubles this season. ... Pacers fans gave Dirk Nowitzki a standing ovation when he re-entered the game with 2:59 to go -- after chanting "We Want Dirk."

Pacers: Coach Nate McMillan moved within one victory of tying Jim O'Brien (121) for No. 9 on the Pacers' NBA victory list. McMillan needs two wins to become the 26th coach in league history with 600 wins. ... Indiana hasn't lost back-to-back games since Dec. 18-19. ... Sabonis had 12 points and nine rebounds in 14 minutes in the first half. ... Indiana is 20-1 when scoring 110 or more points.

BASKETBALL DAY IN INDIANA

Saturday's game capped a daylong celebration of basketball around the state of Indiana.

The 14-hour marathon featured two high school games played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, three additional high school games that were televised, the Indiana-Purdue game in West Lafayette and the St. John's-Butler game a few miles away from the Pacers-Mavs game. It was the Pacers' latest installment of the Hickory night promotion that celebrates the movie "Hoosiers."

In addition, Indiana State held a reunion honoring the 40th anniversary of its national runner-up team, which featured Hall of Famer Larry Bird.

Some loyal Texas Rangers fans are learning their season ticket prices will quadruple when the new Globe-Life Field opens next year.

"It hurts,” said Myra Pruitt of Burleson. “It's a gut punch. I said I just want to cry."

Pruitt and her entire family have paid for season tickets behind home plate since 1978.

"It’s part of our family really,” said Pruitt’s nephew Matthew Johnson.

This year at Globe-Life Park, the family pays between $80 and $98 per seat per game.

But this week, they found out how much the Rangers are quadrupling the price – up to $400.

"My concern is the Rangers are pushing the family out and it's big corporations,” said Pruitt’s brother Chris Chandler. “That's the only way they can pay the ballplayers and it's not an American game anymore. It's just greed."

In an emailed statement, the Rangers said fans still have plenty of affordable options but that the new seating area behind home plate is now considered a "premium" option that includes VIP parking and high-end food – features not available at the current ballpark.

“The Rangers are committed to working with each customer individually to find seating locations at Globe Life Field THAT WORK FOR THEM,” the statement said. “It’s a process that will take time.

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Pruitt said the new prices are just too much for her family to afford.

"I think for the first time in as long as I can remember I’m not going to be a season ticket holder,” she said.

They said they still go to some games but will miss their prime seats.

The Rangers said the big jump in prices affects 600 seats in two rows.

The team said other season ticket options will begin at $15 per seat and some individual tickets will sell for as little as $9.

The officer had a piece of paper in his hand and asked the sophomore guard to confirm it was his name listed on the sheet.

Aschieris wasn't in trouble, though. That sheet was a scholarship award for the spring semester for the 6-foot-1, 165-pound guard , who a year ago was on the scout team for practices with the TCU women.

"You can talk about championships or winning games or this, but the instances where we've been able to give a scholarship to a kid that has worked his tail off and given so much to our program is some of the most memorable moments that I've ever had," TCU coach Jamie Dixon said.

Horned Frogs teammates jumped out of their seats and surrounded the stunned Aschieris, who a day later made his first appearance in a TCU game as a scholarship athlete, his sixth game overall.

Aschieris got a nice ovation from TCU fans when he entered with 5:48 remaining in Tuesday night's 98-67 home win over West Virginia.

When the Mountaineers were assessed a technical foul during a timeout, Dixon sent Aschieris to the line and he scored his first college points by making both free throws. After another West Virginia technical about a minute later, Aschieris made two more free throws.

"Over the summer, I actually think that I work pretty hard, and the minute Owen got on the team, he was pushing me to get in the gym," TCU leading scorer Desmond Bane said. "I was trying to shoot with him, my shoulder was getting stiff, locking up on me. I know Owen is in there early in the morning and late at night. With that kind of hard work and dedication, your dreams are always going to come true."

Aschieris didn't play organized basketball until he was in seventh grade, but averaged 22 points and four assists per game as a senior at Sante Fe Christian School in San Diego. He then went to TCU, where he first was a practice player with the women's team before joining the men's team as a walk-on last summer.

"It's really hard to describe because so much work went into this," Aschieris said after his first game as a scholarship player. "It's been like a crazy journey going from high school, not recruited at all, walking on for the women's team. ... Just to get that scholarship was crazy and this, too, adding on to it. I'm going to need a few days to just like let my mind chill."

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The top high school spirit squads are facing off in Fort Worth this weekend for the University Interscholastic League State Championships.

Ursaline Academy’s Elise Welch is one of the top long-distance runners in the state and maintained a 4.28 GPA during her dominance on the track. NBC 5’s Pat Doney presented Welch with the January Wingstop Scholar Athlete of the Month award.

“I’m excited about our team. I’m excited about what we have,” Garrett said recently. “We have a lot of young players that got valuable playing experience this year and they grew over the season. There’s so much to build on.

“One of the points of emphasis is we believe this young team can do it now. I think our team believed that. Unfortunately, we came up short, but that doesn’t change our belief about that and the kind of guys we have. I think we built the team the right way with the right kind of guys.”

That said, here’s a look at the 10 plays that shaped the Cowboys’ season, with the biggest play being No. 1:

10. The Throw

Situation: Fourth-and-15 from the New York Giants 32 with 1:19 left

Play: Cole Beasley’s 32-yard touchdown catch

Taylor’s Take: The Cowboys needed a miracle to get their 10th win and Dak Prescott and Cole Beasley combined to provide it. Prescott, feeling pressure, spun left and threw a pass just as he was about to cross the line of scrimmage toward Beasley. The 5-10 receiver made a diving catch along the back of the end zone and managed to get a knee down in the end zone. The play was originally ruled incomplete, it was overturned.

9. The Kick

Situation: Fourth-and-4 from the Atlanta 24 with :03 left

Play: Brett Maher 42-yard field goal attempt

Taylor’s Take: The Cowboys had blown a 19-9 fourth-quarter lead, but Prescott had driven Dallas from its 25 to the Atlanta 24. The key play was a 19-yard completion to Cole Beasley on a nifty touch pass that moved the ball to the Atlanta 30. Three runs later, Maher drilled a 42-yard field goal as time expired. It was his second game-winning kick of the season and moved the Cowboys to .500

8. The Catch

Situation: Second-and-10 from the Dallas 41 with 1:23 left

Play: Ezekiel Elliott 34-yard catch

Taylor’s Take: Trailing 24-23 in a game they needed to win to avoid a 1-3 start, Elliott motioned into the right slot and ran a fade. Prescott launched a perfect pass and Elliott made a terrific over-the-shoulder catch to the Detroit 25. Three plays later, Brett Maher hit the first game-winning field goal of his NFL career -- a 38-yarder as time expired.

7. Turkey Trot

Situation: Second-and-nine from the Dallas 10 with 2:27 left in the third quarter

Play: Amari Cooper 90-yard touchdown catch

Taylor’s Take: The Cowboys, trying to move above .500 for the first time this season, led Washington 17-13. Cooper ran a deep in and Prescott threw a perfect pass between two defenders. Cooper immediately changed direction and sped the remaining 60 yards for a touchdown, giving the Cowboys a lead they never relinquished.

6. The Tackle

Situation: Third-and-2 from the Dallas 30 with 2:00 left

Play: Leighton VanderEsch open-field tackle

Taylor’s Take: The Cowboys’ defense had allowed consecutive touchdown drives, but Dallas had just taken a 27-20 lead. The Eagles were driving and Carson Wentz hit Corey Clement in the right flat. He had two blockers in front of him, but Vander Esch eluded them and dropped Smallwood for a five-yard loss in a play that seemed destined to go for a lot more.

5. The Replay

Situation: Opening kickoff against Philadelphia Week 14

Play: Jourdan Lewis fumble

Taylor’s Take: In a game that would essentially decide the NFC East title, Lewis fumbled the opening kickoff and Philadelphia appeared to recover the ball. But officials ruled their was no clear recovery even though Philadelphia linebacker Kanu Grugier-Hill, who had labeled the Cowboys chokers earlier in the week, appeared to have the ball. Instead of having an early scoring opportunity, the Eagles fell behind 9-0 in the third quarter before mounting a rally. Dallas won 29-23 in overtime on Amari Cooper’s 15-yard touchdown catch that positioned Dallas to win the NFC East.

4. The Goal Line Stand

Situation: Fourth-and-1 from the Dallas 1 with 10:04 left in the second quarter.

Play: Alvin Kamari stopped for no gain

Taylor’s Take: The Saints had won 11 straight games, and no one expected the Cowboys to beat New Orleans and slow down one of the league’s best offenses. Dallas led 10-0 when Kamara went off left tackle and flounder no room. DeMarcus Lawrence, Tyrone Crawford and Leighton Vander Esch stuffed the play and Dallas wound up holding the Saints to 176 yards in a 13-10 upset win.

3. The Penalty

Situation: Second-and-eight from the Washington 29 with three seconds left

Play: L.P. Ladouceur penalized for illegal procedure

Taylor’s Take: The Cowboys played from behind all day, but rallied from a 20-10 fourth-quarter deficit to position themselves to tie the score. Brett Maher lined up for a 47-yard field goal that would’ve tied the score, but Ladouceur was penalized for moving the ball. Ladouceur said he didn’t do anything differently with the ball then he’d done in his 221-game career. Brett Maher’s field goal hit the left upright and Washington won the game 20-17.

2. Stuffed

Situation: Fourth-and-1 from the Los Angeles 35 with 15:00 left in the fourth quarter.

Play: Ezekiel Elliott stopped for no gain.

Taylor’s Take: Although the Cowboys had been thoroughly outplayed, they were within a touchdown. They needed a conversion to continue the drive, so Jason Garrett said they called their best running play. Elliott never had a chance on the play, and he was stopped for no gain. Then the Rams drove 65 yards for a touchdown that gave them a 30-15 lead.

1. The Run

Situation: Third-and-14 from the Seattle 17 with 2:33 left

Play: Dak Prescott 16-yard run

Taylor’s Take: The Cowboys were nursing a three-point lead and all a field goal would’ve done was give Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson an opportunity to direct a game-winning drive. Offensive coordinator Scott Linehan called a quarterback draw and Prescott maneuvered through a labyrinth of defenders in the middle of the field and launched himself toward the end zone from the Seattle 3. He helicoptered into the end zone, but was ruled down at the one. He scored on a quarterback sneak on the next play to secure his first playoff victory, 24-22.

After Bertans' 3, LaMarcus Aldridge scored on a tip shot with 1:07 left to extend the lead to five. Wesley Matthews' 3 brought Dallas within two, but DeMar DeRozan hit a 20-footer at the other end and Belinelli sealed it with free throws.

Luka Doncic led Dallas with 25 points, adding eight rebounds and eight assists. He became the first rookie since Stephen Curry in 2010 to score 25 or more points in five straight games.

After trailing by 19 during the first half, San Antonio tied it at 80 on Belinelli's driving layup with 11:06 to play. DeRozan gave the Spurs their first lead 27 seconds later, setting up a three-minute stretch in which the lead changed hands seven times.

DeRozan hit back-to-back mid-range jumpers for a 94-90 lead, and he fed Aldridge for a dunk that extended the Spurs' advantage to six. Doncic answered with two baskets and an alley-oop pass to DeAndre Jordan that tied it.

Doncic's most impressive stretch came in the middle of the third quarter.

Trailing by double digits from the opening minutes of the game, the Spurs opened the second half on a 12-6 run to get within 62-57. Doncic then almost single-handedly kept Dallas in the lead for the rest of the quarter, scoring or assisting on the Mavs' next 12 points to help Dallas maintain a five-point lead going into the fourth.

Dallas has lost five of seven, and three of its last four at home after losing only three of its first 18 at American Airlines Center. The Mavericks are also 0-6 in games without J.J. Barea, who is out for the season after Achilles tendon surgery.

The Mavericks led 23-4 early and made seven 3-pointers in the first quarter. San Antonio closed within 56-45 at halftime by ending the half on a 17-9 run.

SMITH OUT AGAIN

Mavericks guard Dennis Smith Jr. missed his fourth consecutive game amid trade rumors, this time with coach Rick Carlisle saying Smith was sick and away from the arena. Smith missed the previous three games with what was listed as back tightness.

Told of a Twitter exchange between Smith and a couple in a restaurant at lunch earlier in the day, Carlisle said, "I don't have any knowledge of that. My trainer told me he was sick and he's going to be out tonight. I've told you what I'm going to tell you about it."

TIP-INS

Spurs: Rudy Gay returned to the starting lineup after missing the last five games with a sprained left wrist, scoring 14 points. Belinelli came back after missing one game with a left knee contusion.

Mavericks: The team sold out its 700th consecutive regular-season game, dating to Dec. 15, 2001. ... Matthews became the sixth player in Mavericks history to make 600 3-pointers when he drained one at 9:06 of the first quarter.

Police believe the man shown in new surveillance video is the same man in a Snapchat video who allegedly sold fake Cowboys tickets in exchange for cash.

"Judging by the clothing he was wearing and at some point he takes his hat off so we can see a clearer picture of who he is," said Officer James McClellan with the Irving Police Department. "It's a pretty good piece of video."

But rarely do police get pieces of video like this of the alleged ticket scammer.

"You've got the general public that are being ripped off and losing money to this. You've got an organization such as the Dallas Cowboys whose trademark images are being counterfeited," he said.

That's why Irving police are asking the public to take a close look at this suspect.

"The video that we've captured is good enough video that if there's somebody who knows who that is, they can call us with that information," said McClellan.

The person or people responsible could face theft, forgery or even copywrite infringement charges.

If you have any information on this ticket scheme, you're asked to contact the Irving Police Department at 972-273-1010.

OfferUp released this statement to NBC 5.

"We're so sorry to hear about Mr. Davila and Ms. Rogers recent experience. OfferUp's number one priority is to provide a trusted and secure experience, and the sale of counterfeit items is very much forbidden. When engaging on any item in our marketplace, we encourage people to take advantage of our user ratings, verified ID program TruYou, and to transact at well-lit and monitored Community MeetUp Spots which we've set up in partnership with local police departments across the country. That said, in this specific case, and when purchasing event tickets, we recommend meeting the seller at the ticket office where the tickets can be confirmed in real time before making the purchase - this ensures complete authenticity."

A few other tips:• Check the venue's ticket policies. For example, some events only accept e-tickets or don't allow the transfer of tickets at all• Inspect the tickets. Some events have tickets with holograms or other features that are difficult to replicate. Check both the front and the back of the tickets• Be skeptical of prices that seem too good to be true, especially for events that are sold out or in high demand"

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 35 shots for his second shutout in a week, Ondrej Palat and Mikhail Sergachev scored and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Dallas Stars 2-0 on Tuesday night.

Vasilevskiy improved to 10-2-1 since his return from injury, posting his third shutout this season and 15th of his career for the Lightning, who have an NHL-best 74 points.

Palat gave Tampa Bay a first-period lead with his seventh goal, sending a shot over the glove of Anton Khudobin on a pass from Steven Stamkos, who got his 29th assist. Khudobin had 19 saves.

Sergachev scored a 4-on-4 goal midway through the third period after Dallas captain Jamie Benn canceled out a Tampa Bay penalty for the second time. Benn was called for tripping just 13 seconds after the same penalty against the Lightning's Mathieu Joseph.

The Stars were 0 for 6 on the power play, with four of those chances coming in the second period when they trailed 1-0. It was the third straight loss for Dallas.

The Lightning protected a 1-0 lead despite playing down a man most of the last half of the second period, when the Stars outshot Tampa Bay 13-2.

The first penalty of the game was a double-minor on Victor Hedman for holding and unsportsmanlike conduct about midway through the second.

The Stars had a chance for a 5-on-3 when Anthony Cerelli got a tripping penalty, but Benn was called for goalie interference during the delayed penalty, with Dallas skating 6 on 4.

The best chance for the Stars on the power play came with 13 seconds left when Alexander Radulov fed Radek Faksa just above the crease for a one-timer that Vasilevskiy corralled.

Dallas didn't do much with Tampa Bay's fourth penalty of the second period, an interference call on Nikita Kucherov when he cut in front of Faksa as the Stars forward chased a loose puck into his offensive zone.

NOTES: Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant attended, wearing a Stars jersey with his familiar No. 88 for the franchise's career leader in touchdown catches. Bryant called out the starting lineup in the locker room before the game. ... Andrew Cogliano made his Dallas debut a day after a trade that sent Devin Shore to Anaheim. Cogliano, who took Shore's No. 17, had no shots in 12 minutes. ... Kucherov, the NHL points leader with 75 (22 goals, 53 assists), was held scoreless in consecutive games for the third time this season.

UP NEXT

Lightning: Host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.

Stars: Play the third game of a six-game homestand, their longest of the season, Thursday against the LA Kings.

Six times the Cowboys failed to gain 300 yards in a game; they went 2-4 in those games. Seven times, Dallas failed to score more than 20 points; they went 1-6 in those games.

Jones has been adamant Garrett will return; he has been ambiguous about Linehan’s status.

Linehan has been on the Cowboys’ staff for six seasons, including the past five years as offensive coordinator.

“There's nothing official. I reserve the right to change my mind when I hang this phone up,” Jones said on his weekly radio show. “Why would I put a statement out when we might have an opportunity next week?"

The Senior Bowl takes place next week.

It’s like a coaching flea market as just about every NFL team sends its coaching staff to Mobile, Ala., to study most of the draft’s top players. It’s a great place for general managers and head coaches to interview assistant coaches.

“This is the time when these things are thought about,” Jones said on his show. “This is the time when you may see an opportunity next week that you didn't know existed next week, in the area of personnel or the area of coaching."

Now, contrast what Jones said about Linehan with what he said about passing game defensive coordinator Kris Richard.

“I'm very positive about the future with Kris Richard. I think he's going to be an outstanding coach in the NFL,” Jones said on his radio show. “I feel good about Kris Richard and the future with him. I'm going to be with him whether I'm playing against him or with him."

“You know, like with everything they’re all collaborative decisions,” Garrett said. “I do not own the team. Jerry Jones owns the team.

“Ultimately, he has final say over everything we do here, but I do believe our relationship is very collaborative. I have a tremendous amount of faith and trust in him, and hopefully he has the same for me.

“We talk about all the decisions we make, any player, any coach, and we come to conclusions we both feel good about.”

Players play for contracts all of the time.

Jones should tell Garrett that if he wants to keep Linehan as his play-caller then they will each go into the last year of their deals without extensions.

If Garrett wants to hire a new play-caller, then Jones should give him an extension that matches the play-caller’s deal.

After all, no quality play-caller wants to join a team where the coach is in the final year of his contract.

“I feel very good about what Scott Linehan did for us,” Garrett said. “We’ll have conversations about everybody as we go here the next few days.

“We’ll make a lot of decisions to put the staff together and put the team together as we go.”

In a probable cause affidavit filed Jan. 15, the victim alleged that while between the ages of 4 and 6, from October 2004 to October 2006, three separate assaults took place. NBC 5 has a policy of protecting the identities of sexual assault victims, so the affidavit and further details about the allegations are not included in this article.

The former major leaguer has not issued a statement and it's not clear if he's obtained an attorney.

Wetteland played 12 seasons in the majors for the Rangers, Yankees, Expos and Dodgers before retiring in 2000. After winning a World Series in New York in 1996, where he was named the series MVP, he landed in Arlington where he spent the final four years of his career setting a team record of 150 saves.

His final game was on Sept. 20, 2000; at age 33, after his Rangers contract expired during the offseason, he retired from baseball. Wetteland was later inducted into the team's Hall of Fame in 2005.

According to a biography published by the Seattle Mariners, Wetteland spent three seasons as a roving pitching coordinator for the Texas Rangers beginning in 2002. In 2006 he worked as a bullpen coach for the Washington Nationals before heading to Seattle for two seasons in 2009 and 2010.

Wetteland was hospitalized in 2009 after reportedly considering suicide, though he later said his hospitalization was due to his elevated blood pressure and heart rate and that it had been addressed.

In between MLB coaching gigs, Wetteland, a longtime born-again Christian, coached baseball and taught Bible studies at Liberty Christian School, in Argyle, from 2007 to 2008, according to a report in The Dallas Morning News. A vice president with the school told the paper Wetteland has had no association with the school since his departure.

Before joining the Rangers as a closer, Wetteland spent two seasons with the New York Yankees and three each with the Expos and Dodgers. The All-Star closed out his career with a record of 48-45, 330 saves, 804 strike-outs and a 2.93 ERA from 1989-2000.

Wetteland and his wife divorced in 2015. They have four children.

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The move comes more than a month after Mike Robinson resigned Dec. 7 as the football program’s leader after just 10 months on the job. And it follows a tumultuous two years that left DeSoto searching for its third head coach in as many seasons.

The Cowboys will have a tough decision to make regarding the future of Scott Linehan. NBC 5 Sports Director Newy Scruggs and Cowboys Insider Jean-Jacques Taylor explain why owner Jerry Jones could put the offensive coordinator's fate in the hands of head coach Jason Garrett.

A high school baseball coach solicited donations for field improvements which is in violation of district rules. The school district reassigned the coach to another campus and now the players and parents want him back.

During his weekly radio show on 105.3 The Fan's GBag Nation, Dallas Cowboys CEO Stephen Jones said it was a little early to begin speculating on who would be around next season and thinks, overall, the team had a good season. Jones said he understands fans are frustrated but says they've got a good, young team in Dallas.

UCLA Bruin Katelyn Ohashi put together a show-stopping gymnastics floor routine Saturday in Anaheim, and video of the performance was viewed over 9 million times within 24 hours of being posted, with even Sen. Kamala Harris posting the performance on her Twitter.

"This is fantastic. Congratulations," Harris said to the 20-year-old on the social media platform, with the gymnast responding by telling the California senator, "I got you with tickets too any time!!"

Ohashi, the 2018 NCAA floor champion, earned a perfect score from the judges for her energetic and crowd-energizing routine. The Bruin danced, jumped, tumbled and split to sounds heavily influenced by Michael Jackson, but the soundtrack of the routine was probably best described as the constant cheers from the crowd on hand.

Ohashi appeared to be having fun, and her teammates, coaches and crowd celebrated her perfect 10 score.

With video of the floor routine having been viewed more than 9 million times in the first 24 hours since UCLA gymnastics posted the performance to its Twitter account, one would imagine millions of people agree with the judges' scoring.

Wasson spent 11 years as head coach at Southlake Carroll High School, where he tallied a 121-26 record that included a state championship in 2011.

Wasson was pushed out of the district following an investigation into allegations of University Interscholastic League rules violations. He was hired soon after by the Irving Independent School District as executive athletic director.

Corsicana High School is familiar ground for Wasson, who was an assistant football coach for the Tigers from 1983 to 1986.

Wasson will be joining a program that went 9-3 last year under former head coach Steve Hoffman and won the 5A-8 District title, The Dallas Morning News reports. The Tigers beat Lake Dallas in the first round of the 5A-II playoffs before losing to Burlseon Centennial, 28-20, in round two.

The Cowboys’ defense struggled in Saturday night’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Round. NBC 5 Sports Director Newy Scruggs and Cowboys Insider Jean-Jacques Taylor list the players who could be on their way out of Dallas and examine the possibility of pursuing Earl Thomas in the offseason.